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Hi SModes - I've been doing 5-6 workouts a week, doing two muscle groups each day...I'm going to play around with things a bit - I just discovered the P90X workouts, which target multiple muscle groups each day, and it's amazing. Doing that I'll probably go for three or four times a week, and...

Great advice guys, thanks. I've slowed down a bit over the last week and upped the cals and I've been taking the protein and the weight is holding...I also added in some yoga. you're probably right that I've been doing too much cardio - didn't know it would eat into muscle as well as body fat...

thanks everyone - I know it's hard to give advice about something like this since everyone's different, but it's much appreciated - I'll try to get some more cals in each day - tough to plan meals I can bring to work, but I'll work something out...lol gcclarke - you've put a wierd image into my...

Jules - I saw a doctor about this issue and she told me to not stay in bed for more than 15 minutes if I didn't fall asleep right away - get up, walk around for a minute, read a book, listent o some tunes, brush your teeth - whatever. Bed, she said, is for the 2 "s"'s sleep and the other one;)...

Ok - sorry if this is redundant - I've looked through some posts about nutrition, but have some specific questions. Here's the deal. I'm small to begin with - 5'3"...in the past month or so I've lost 10 pounds, and am now sitting just under 120...I'm hitting the gym 4-6 times/week, strength...

ouch. are you guys being sarcastic or seriously mocking my potential? I've been shot at (accidentally) but I didn't curl into a ball and cry.

Congrats forumdood! And good luck with everything. :salute:

thanks simian...I do the math thing sometimes without even consciously trying to - the mind just starts going through the motions, and yeah, it's exhausting! The old adage about counting sheep has been around for a while - must be for a reason.

The Captain at my recruiting center told me that last year (09) they took on tonnes of armoured soldiers, but only 11 armoured officers - he said he expects that there will be a greater demand for armoured officers this coming year...I don't think anyone will really know until April, but I'm...

Great discussion guys...worthwhile reading for anyone going the officer route. Thank you.

My brother just started BOTC a few days ago - he had the same issues with falling asleep and staying asleep as mentioned in this thread - he says it's not an issue anymore! After a full day of mental and physical activity ( and non-stop marching wherever they go - he says they look so awkward...

Thanks ajp - I'm 5'3", so  that's a relief...and I can't wait to try :nod:

Rubber Tree - I believe there's different types of "insomnia" - some can't fall asleep for the life of them, others wake up continuously throughout the night etc. The issue of patterns is probably bang on with me though - good thing I have a couple months to work through some of this...and yes...

"You can't wait for your brain to sort through the "soothing music" to realize that there is an alarm sounding." Not to worry - 10 or 15 minutes of "soothing music" at a really really low volume is enough to get me to sleep - the device goes into sleep mode after that amount of time and I"m out...

Apollo55 - I'd suggest, based on what I was told by the recruiting center, to apply and go through the whole process as soon as you can for the simple fact that when positions open up in April, individuals who are merit listed and have the highest scores are selected first - it's not about how...

were you told that you've been officially "merit listed"? I actually got a call from the recruiting center telling me this...now I"m waiting for the positions I applied for to open up in April...but I'm pretty sure you need to be merit listed in the national database of eligible applicants...

Well put Loachman. Armychick - we work out every day at the gym and I am constantly surprised and motivated by your enthusiasm and determination. It's helped me so much to hear about the experience you got this Fall in your three-week training...each story makes me laugh, and think hard. I...

Thanks for everyone's info...I guess I'll just see what happens when I get there. Now, for the next three months, I'm going to reduce the number of pillows in my bed from 7 to 1.  I don't think the instructors would appreciate me showing up with two body pillows for 3 am snuggling ::)

hey forumdood - I had originally asked the question because the positions I had applied for in September had already been filled for the year - the CF offers a new round of positions beginning in April of this year...I was trying to figure out an approximate guess as to how many positions would...

So my mind is not permanently in the gutter, but I'll admit that references to "positions" "advice for the new girl" "stiff competition" etc. leaves the door wide open for (mis)interpretations and wild fantasy. I promise I"m just a down-home, honest, Irish catholic girl looking to do some good...